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Shown this before. My tuned H1/KH500 hybrid from the eighties. It didn't hang about. And, despite the stories, it handled just fine!

Yes. Those are genuine Denco road/racing pipes. The bars were flat Norton pattern.

That is pornography. I had a set of Allspeeds on mine and K&N filters, it used to howl like a banshee. Very true about the rose tinted glasses but I'd love to have it back, if only to ogle at these days.

Had one of these for a while, an absolute hoot to ride. Honda CB-1. Same engine as the 'Baby Blade' CBR-400.

There were three versions. Mine was the full power example, it was faster than my trusty old GSX-600F and it handled amazingly well. Made interesting sounds once over 12,000 rpm. Nearly as quick as the Kwaka 500.

Had one of these for a while, an absolute hoot to ride. Honda CB-1. Same engine as the 'Baby Blade' CBR-400.

There were three versions. Mine was the full power example, it was faster than my trusty old GSX-600F and it handled amazingly well. Made interesting sounds once over 12,000 rpm. Nearly as quick as the Kwaka 500.

Two of my favourites. Egli Vincent and Velocette Thruxton. Wish I had the money!

Note the 'Goldie' silencer on the Egli. Bet that sounds great!

I like the top one, which is super-sexy! Not so keen on the bottom one, which for me looks somewhat old-fashioned and 'clumsy', compared with the other bike. It doesn't have the same elegant 'lines'...

However, for me, the Jap bikes from the 70s had 'something' about them, much like some cars did from the 60s (and to an extent early to mid 70s)... It's an era thing. In some eras, designers got it right more than in others.